wean

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology

Old English wenian.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to wean

Third person singular
weans

Simple past
weaned

Past participle
weaned

Present participle
weaning

to wean (third-person singular simple present weans, present participle weaning, simple past and past participle weaned)

  1. (transitive) To cease giving milk to an offspring.
    The cow has weaned her calf.
  2. (intransitive) To cease to depend on the mother for nourishment.
    The kittens are finally weaning.
  3. (intransitive) To cease to depend.
    She is weaning from her addiction to tobacco.

[edit] Translations

to cease giving milk
to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
to cease to depend
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[edit] Old English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /wæ:ɑn/

[edit] Noun

wēan

  1. Plural form of wēa.

[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

From wee + ane.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

wean (plural weans)

Singular
wean

Plural
weans
  1. child
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